Word: tossings
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Constitution is paramount, and courts can toss out laws judged inconsistent with it. In the U.S.S.R., laws enacted by the Supreme Soviet take precedence over conflicting provisions in the constitution, which is less a legal pillar than a policy statement; among other things, it limits the work week to 41 hours, and it obliges children to care for and help their parents. While the Soviets do have a Supreme Court, it does not, in effect, have the power to make law, nor can it strike down statutes enacted by the legislature...
...physical tests for citizens aged ten to 60 called G.T.O. (Gotov k Trudu i Oborone, or Prepared for Work and Defense). To earn a gold badge in the Strength and Courage (ages 16 to 18) category, for instance, a citizen must be able to do twelve chin-ups and toss a grenade 40 meters, among other feats. In 1976, the last year for which figures are available, 20.5 million Soviets of all ages won silver and gold badges...
...Fleming and Scott Graham, both representing the Greater Boston Track Club, tied for first-place honors in the open division with times of 28:04. Race officials later crowned Fleming the winner after a coin toss...
Bright spots in the meet came from Harvard's field squad, where the season's two most consistent winners, Gus Udo and Tom Lenz, each won their events. Lenz left his competition far behind with a winning toss of 209 ft. 10 in. in the hammer throw, a solid 10 feet farther than his nearest competitor...
...tracksters got off to a fast start by winning three of the first four events. Tricaptain "T" Lenze again broke his school record in the hammer throw, set two weeks ago, with a toss of 212 ft. 4 in. Freshman Gus Udo did more than his share in the field events, taking first in the long jump and second in the triple jump...